The United States Of America is in such a state of decline. This is exactly what politicians love...government schools keeping the masses ignorant.
More Know 'Dwarfs' Than Justices
Three quarters of Americans can correctly identify two of Snow White's seven dwarfs while only a quarter can name two Supreme Court Justices, according to a poll on pop culture released Monday.
According to the poll by Zogby International, commissioned by the makers of a new game show on pop culture called "Gold Rush," 57 percent of Americans could identify J.K. Rowling's fictional boy wizard as Harry Potter, while only 50 percent could name the British prime minister, Tony Blair.
The pollsters spoke to 1,213 people across the United States. The results had a margin of error of 2.9 percentage points.
Just over 60 percent of respondents were able to name Bart as Homer's son on the television show "The Simpsons," while only 20.5 percent were able to name one of the ancient Greek poet Homer's epic poems, "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey."
Asked what planet Superman was from, 60 percent named the fictional planet Krypton, while only 37 percent knew that Mercury is the planet closest to the sun.
Respondents were far more familiar with the Three Stooges - Larry, Curly and Moe - than the three branches of the U.S. government - judicial, executive and legislative. Seventy-four percent identified the former, 42 percent the latter.
Twice as many people (23 percent) were able to identify the most recent winner of the television talent show "American Idol," Taylor Hicks, as were able to name the Supreme Court Justice confirmed in January 2006, Samuel Alito (11 percent).
MAn I typed my ass off to give a comment and then it tells me some damn error and doesn't post it!Arrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggggg
Anyways...why would the government want us smart?That would mean we would too easily rebell against them.So they try and keep us stupid.But fuck that,anyone with a brain should be god damn get educated somehow!:-)
Posted by: TheBrat at August 15, 2006 02:14 PMIf you think you will get a quality education in a government run school you can forget it. Yes education is importaint but then education is power and the US government will not allow that, no way, no how.
As for this blog, I have done the same thing many times in the last two weeks and I am tired of it.:-(
Thats what I ment.....no way you will EVER get it through the government.
BUT...we all have a brain and should at least try and use it and educate ourselves,instead of relieing on them.However.....I know many people who rather stay stupid and ignorant and believe in the government.Now how damn stupid is that?LOL
You are right, but just try telling them that. Its just to damn easy for them to rely on the government to fix all their problems instead of them being responsible for themselves. The government likes it that way because they have more power over you if you do.
Posted by: sompopo at August 16, 2006 02:49 AM